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The White House rolls out its AI legislative framework. The FBI warns Iranian actors are using Telegram for command and control, while Russian operators phish Signal users. Authorities dismantle a massive fake CSAM network, Tycoon 2FA rebounds after disruption, VoidStealer debuts a stealthy Chrome key-theft trick, QNAP patches Pwn2Own flaws, and CISA orders urgent fixes for a critical Cisco firewall bug. Plus, our Monday business breakdown. Brandon Karpf and Maria Varmazis ponder the practicality of orbital data centers. One radio to rule the range. 

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Today, N2K CyberWire’s Dave BIttner and Maria Varmazis are joined by Brandon Karpf to discuss the practicality of orbital data centers.

Selected Reading

President Donald J. Trump Unveils National AI Legislative Framework (The White House)

FBI warns of Handala hackers using Telegram in malware attacks (Bleeping Computer)

Russian hackers target Signal users in phishing campaign, FBI and CISA warn (Cybernews)

Police Shut Down 373,000 Dark Web Sites in Single-Operator CSAM Network (Hackread)

Tycoon 2FA Fully Operational Despite Law Enforcement Takedown (SecurityWeek)

VoidStealer Steals Chrome Secrets Without Injection or Privilege Escalation (GB Hackers)

QNAP Patches Four Vulnerabilities Exploited at Pwn2Own (SecurityWeek)

CISA Orders US Government to Patch Maximum Severity Cisco Flaw (Infosecurity Magazine)

Surf AI has emerged from stealth with $57 million in funding led by Accel. (N2K Pro Business Briefing)

Military ‘Smartphone’: Comms, Jammer, Drone Control And More In One (Forbes)

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